Malabo

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Malabo Santa Isabel (before 1973)
Capital city
Top: Malabo skyline; Middle: Cathedral of Santa Isabel, Presidential Palace; Bottom: Spain Cultural Center, Bata Waterfront
Coat of arms
Malabo Location in Equatorial Guinea Show map of Equatorial Guinea Malabo Malabo (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 3°44′44″N 8°46′28″E / 3.74556°N 8.77444°E / 3.74556; 8.77444
Country	Equatorial Guinea
Province	Bioko Norte
Region	Insular Region
Founded	1827
Current name	Since 1973
Area
• Total	21 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	297,000
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Malabeño-a
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (West Africa Time)
• Summer (DST)	(Not Observed)
Climate	Am
HDI (2019)	0.710[2] high

Malabo (/məˈlɑːboʊ/ mə-LAH-boh, Spanish: [maˈlaβo] ^ⓘ; formerly Santa Isabel [ˈsantajsaˈβel] ^ⓘ) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko (Bube: Etulá, and as Fernando Pó by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a population of approximately 297,000 inhabitants.

Spanish is the official language of the city and of the country as well, but Pichinglis is used as a language of wider communication across Bioko island, including Malabo.^[3]

Malabo is the oldest city in Equatorial Guinea. Ciudad de la Paz is a planned community under construction in mainland Equatorial Guinea which was designed to replace Malabo as the capital. The institutions of governance of Equatorial Guinea began the process of locating to Ciudad de la Paz in February 2017.^[4]